Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Multimorbidity in Primary Care: An Indian Experience
Joint Authors
Metsemakers, Job
Pati, Sanghamitra
Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar
Swain, Subhashisa
Salisbury, Chris
Akker, Marjan van den
Knottnerus, André
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Multimorbidity remains an underexplored domain in Indian primary care.
We undertook a study to assess the prevalence, correlates, and outcomes of multimorbidity in primary care settings in India.
This paper describes the process of development and validation of our data collection tool “Multimorbidity Assessment Questionnaire for Primary Care (MAQ-PC).” An iterative process comprising desk review, chart review, and expert consultations was undertaken to generate the questionnaire.
The MAQ-PC contained items on chronic conditions, health care utilization, health related quality of life, disease severity, and sociodemographics.
It was first tested with twelve adults for comprehensibility followed by test-retest reliability with 103 patients from four primary care practices.
For interrater reliability, two interviewers separately administered the questionnaire to sixteen patients.
MAQ-PC displayed strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.69), interrater reliability (Cohen’s Kappa: 0.78–1), and test-retest reliability (ICC: 0.970–0.741).
Substantial concordance between self-report and physician diagnosis (Scott Kappa: 0.59–1.0) was observed for listed chronic conditions indicating strong concurrent validity.
Nearly 54% had one chronic condition and 23.3% had multimorbidity.
Our findings demonstrate MAQ-PC to be a valid and reliable measure of multimorbidity in primary care practice and suggest its potential utility in multimorbidity research in India.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pati, Sanghamitra& Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar& Swain, Subhashisa& Salisbury, Chris& Metsemakers, Job& Knottnerus, André…[et al.]. 2016. Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Multimorbidity in Primary Care: An Indian Experience. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098514
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pati, Sanghamitra…[et al.]. Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Multimorbidity in Primary Care: An Indian Experience. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098514
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pati, Sanghamitra& Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar& Swain, Subhashisa& Salisbury, Chris& Metsemakers, Job& Knottnerus, André…[et al.]. Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Multimorbidity in Primary Care: An Indian Experience. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098514
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1098514